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Owen Luder:
Cash is king! If you run out of money - you go bust!
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fees than any other issue in your practice.
Paul Nicholson:
The profession itself should treat architecture as a profession and as
a business, not just an exciting and a liberating profession.
Andrew Sobell
When it comes to improving profits and cash flow, the golden rule is:
what you can measure, you can manage.
Value
Mark Twain:
You can tell German wine from vinegar by the label.
Dr Scholl
Early to bed. Early to rise. Work like hell and advertise.
Victoria Beckham:
I want to be as famous as Persil Automatic.
Defining Value
Up to 2,500 10
2,500 - 8,000 8.5 250
8,000 - 14,000 7.5 680
14,000 - 25,000 6.5 1,050
25,000 - 750,000 6 1,625
750,000 - 1,750,000 5.75 45,000
1,750,000 and over 5.5 100,625
2D CAD
Resources
BIM
A B C D E F G H J K L
Work stages
Fee calculation
Fee options:
(There is no standard or recommended fee scale and no standard method of calculation.
The fee is a matter for negotiation between the client and the architect.)
Fee forecasting
Future captive fees (fees that are agreed,
documented, contractually binding and scheduled for
invoicing)
Possible fees prospects (50%+ chance of
conversion, 3x turnover) and suspects (50% -
chance of conversion, 2x turnover)
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Resource forecasting is the hardest forecasting
element
Cashflow forecast of particular interest to the bank!
Have effective project resource plans and monitor
project performance
Fee management
Fee forecasting
Use a Standard Form of Appointment Agreement
(key for risk management)
Invoice on a regular basis (monthly fee invoicing
assists cashflow and reduces risk)
Collect money owed (within 60 days)
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Charge additional fees when the brief is changed
Charge additional fees when extra work is added to
the scope of service (avoid commission creep)
Monitor project costs
Target fee bids on winnable work
Relate fee bids to resource analysis
Fee management
Fee adjustment:
RIBA Standard Agreement, clause 5.8
Additional fees:
RIBA Standard Agreement, clause 5.9
Where the Architect for reasons beyond the Architects reasonable control
incurs extra work or loss and expensethe Architect shall be entitled to
additional fees calculated on a time basisMatters in relation to which the
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Architect shall be entitled to additional fees include:
(5.9.1) the Architect is required to vary any item of work commenced or
completed.or to provide a new design after the Client has authorised the
Architect to develop an approved design;
(5.9.2) the nature of the Project requires that substantial parts of the design
cannot be completed or must be specified provisionally.before construction
commences;
(5.9.3) performance of the Services is delayed, disrupted or prolonged; and
(5.9.4) the cost of any work, installation or equipment for which the Architect
performs Services is omitted from or not included in the Construction Cost
The Architect shall inform the Client on becoming aware that this clause will
apply.
Fee management
Key Benchmarks
RIBA Business Benchmarking Service
RIBA Business Benchmarking
Charge-out rates:
RIBA Business Benchmarking